Monday, April 30, 2007
Market Diversification
Only in America, folks; once again proving that it is the world's biggest and baddest innovator. The idea is super simple: increase revenue by expanding the target market (naturally). And yet it has never been understood in this light ever before. Kudos, America!
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
coMOOOO esta from Puerto Rico
Hello! yes I miss all of you and finally I have some time to catch my breath. The Puerto Rico trip was interesting indeed and right now I'm too lazy to put things into a cohesive paragraph so shall storytell in random snippets:
(1) at the airport I bought an apple and made the mistake of asking the saleslady if it was washed. she plucked the fruit with her unwashed hands, brought it to their janitorial closet and washed it in a dirty basin next to the mop. "There you go." Gee, thanks
(2) We approached this life size statue atop a pinacle and I asked, "Cristobal Colon? Who's that?" All the Latinos turned to me to reveal a where-have-you-been look of twighlight-zone amazement. "He's only the guy who discovered America." Ohhhhh, Chris! It's been a while, pare...
(3) I thought "no problemo" was a Spanish phrase. The taxi driver was much amused
(4) First of all instead of saying "How much [do you want]" I uttered "How much are you"; and second I used the wrong verb form so that in an effort to say this to the taxi driver I ended up addressing my Argentinian project manager instead. hay problemo
All in all though, Puerto Rico was a great experience of a beautiful country that couldnt help but remind me of Manila: The locals were laid back (to the dismay of certain American customers), the streets were very much intact but somewhat worn, the foliage was a darker green, and the weather was nearly tropical.
This place called Old San Juan was like a marriage between Intramuros and Greenbelt with its very quaint brand of sophistication. Everything there seemed to be awash in a kind of aged-newness.
Come to think of it, there was actually only one thing, ouside the use of Spanish, that, for me, distinctly set Puerto Rico apart from Manila: the presence of tisoy street vendors. Well I never...
(1) at the airport I bought an apple and made the mistake of asking the saleslady if it was washed. she plucked the fruit with her unwashed hands, brought it to their janitorial closet and washed it in a dirty basin next to the mop. "There you go." Gee, thanks
(2) We approached this life size statue atop a pinacle and I asked, "Cristobal Colon? Who's that?" All the Latinos turned to me to reveal a where-have-you-been look of twighlight-zone amazement. "He's only the guy who discovered America." Ohhhhh, Chris! It's been a while, pare...
(3) I thought "no problemo" was a Spanish phrase. The taxi driver was much amused
(4) First of all instead of saying "How much [do you want]" I uttered "How much are you"; and second I used the wrong verb form so that in an effort to say this to the taxi driver I ended up addressing my Argentinian project manager instead. hay problemo
All in all though, Puerto Rico was a great experience of a beautiful country that couldnt help but remind me of Manila: The locals were laid back (to the dismay of certain American customers), the streets were very much intact but somewhat worn, the foliage was a darker green, and the weather was nearly tropical.
This place called Old San Juan was like a marriage between Intramuros and Greenbelt with its very quaint brand of sophistication. Everything there seemed to be awash in a kind of aged-newness.
Come to think of it, there was actually only one thing, ouside the use of Spanish, that, for me, distinctly set Puerto Rico apart from Manila: the presence of tisoy street vendors. Well I never...
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
just nonsense
hello cowies!! i've missed you all.. sniff sniff.. especially the poox.
poox, btw, ive seen your PR pictures. beautiful, divine! hahaha.
well, i obviously do not have anything in particular in mind to write except that i wanted to say "hi" to y'all!
hey, does anybody know what is up with the weather!? gosh, it's warm. and for a creature like me that needs to sleep in the afternoon, it is like trying to sleep in hell. geez! seems like i burn more calories sleeping than when im working out in the gym since i tend to wake up in a pool of my own sweat.
oh and i just need to share that the worst thing to happen to radio is the invention of what i like to call "the commercial song". you know, those songs specifically written to advertise a particular product. i mean, come on people! they invented the jingle for a reason! and that's so people dont get bored having to endure a whole song on 1 product. grrrr..
well, that's enough nonsense from me for the moment. bye all!
poox, btw, ive seen your PR pictures. beautiful, divine! hahaha.
well, i obviously do not have anything in particular in mind to write except that i wanted to say "hi" to y'all!
hey, does anybody know what is up with the weather!? gosh, it's warm. and for a creature like me that needs to sleep in the afternoon, it is like trying to sleep in hell. geez! seems like i burn more calories sleeping than when im working out in the gym since i tend to wake up in a pool of my own sweat.
oh and i just need to share that the worst thing to happen to radio is the invention of what i like to call "the commercial song". you know, those songs specifically written to advertise a particular product. i mean, come on people! they invented the jingle for a reason! and that's so people dont get bored having to endure a whole song on 1 product. grrrr..
well, that's enough nonsense from me for the moment. bye all!
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